Thursday, May 30, 2013

Punched Tin Cupboard Door and Dreamcatcher

 
Here's the punched tin design of my newly constructed cupboard door.  The door is 18" x 35" with the design centered and just a little high on the door.  The water drop is a design I've used a lot over the years for my artwork, and the four interconnected circles that meet in the middle is my symbol for my four daughters meeting me in the middle.
 
 
 
 
This is a dreamcatcher in the works.  Metal ring wrapped in leather lacing, and synthetic sinew.  The ring is six inches in diameter and it takes about ten feet of both lacing and sinew for the project, leaving about a foot or so of each left over.
 
 
Here's the finished raw dreamcatcher.  I say raw because it as yet has no dangles or beads.  Typically there would be beads threaded onto the sinew at different points of the developing dreamcatcher, but this one is for display and demonstration purposes, so is just Plain Jane.  Adding beads, dangles, feathers, etc. personalizes it.
 

Sunday, May 19, 2013

Sword, Spear, Shield, Sickle, Song ... and Torques

When I think of the Celts I think of:
The sword
The spear
The shield
The sickle
The song.
 
And torques.

Monday, May 13, 2013

2013 MOTHER'S DAY DELIGHTS

FLOWERING POTTED PLANT FROM HEATHER, MITCHELL, AND ZACHARY  - Beautiful!!!
 
 
 DECADENT AND OOOH LA LA!!! CHOCOLATES FROM TESS AND MATT!!

 It's a good thing Z-Bug was around - I would never have gotten through all those rich dainties without his help!



EYES NOT QUITE SO DARK GREEN NOW, BUT STILL NOT BACK TO OKAY YET

I'm not sure why, but when I'm really down my eyes go to a dark green.  They aren't as dark now as they were when I got home yesterday, but they aren't back to their usual color yet, either.  One of these days (because I'll surely be down again sooner or later) I'll try to get a shot of them when they're that color.

A very dear friend, whom I have adored for decades, died last week and it's hit me harder than I expected it to.

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

HAPPY MAY DAY

HAPPY MAY DAY
 
!!!!!
 
These are little May Baskets I put together for my daughters.  They have to receive them electronically, which takes most of the fun out of it - but not ALL the fun!!!